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BlackRock Taxable Municipal Bond Trust

72 hedge funds and large institutions have $128M invested in BlackRock Taxable Municipal Bond Trust in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

27% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 11

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 6972 (+3)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

0.52% less ownership

Funds ownership: 11.77%11.25% (-0.52%)

10% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 20

17% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $155M → $128M (-$27M)

Holders
72
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+4.35%
% of All Funds
1.94%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
14
Increased
18
Reduced
20
Closed
11
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Lazard Asset Management
51
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$184K
DADC
52
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$105K -$60.6K -2,835 -35%
PG
53
Patten Group
Tennessee
$103K +$111K +5,200 New
US Bancorp
54
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$101K -$5.41K -253 -5%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
55
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$64K -$86 -4 -0.1%
LTFS
56
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$47K +$29.5K +1,381 +138%
FFC
57
First Financial Corp
Indiana
$45K
MFS
58
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$30K -$4.28K -200 -12%
CB
59
Community Bank
New York
$30K
DSC
60
Duncker Streett & Co
Missouri
$30K
Fifth Third Bancorp
61
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$20K -$2.61K -122 -11%
FANJ
62
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$20K
PNC Financial Services Group
63
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$19K -$117K -5,469 -85%
AC
64
Alexandria Capital
Virginia
$18K +$364 +17 +2%
WTB
65
Washington Trust Bank
Washington
$15K
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
66
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$10K
ClearBridge Investments
67
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$10K
OFS
68
Orrstown Financial Services
Pennsylvania
$10K +$10.7K +500 New
BCM
69
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
$9K +$9.54K +446 New
FMB
70
Field & Main Bank
Kentucky
$4K
WEC
71
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$1.99K
Goldman Sachs
72
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$5.29M -233,394 Closed
CWM
73
Cabot Wealth Management
Massachusetts
-$1.71M -75,415 Closed
HighTower Advisors
74
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
-$1.64M -72,526 Closed
AC
75
Addison Capital
Pennsylvania
-$885K -39,055 Closed

BBN Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

72 of the 3,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Taxable Municipal Bond Trust (BBN) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $128M — down 17% from $155M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new BBN positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 18 added to existing stakes and 20 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Sit Investment Associates, adding an estimated $2.85M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, exiting entirely with an estimated $5.29M sold.

  • 72 institutional investors held BlackRock Taxable Municipal Bond Trust (BBN) as of Q2 2015, up from 69 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $128M of BlackRock Taxable Municipal Bond Trust stock for Q2 2015, down 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new BlackRock Taxable Municipal Bond Trust positions in Q2 2015 and 11 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Taxable Municipal Bond Trust buyer in Q2 2015 was Sit Investment Associates, an estimated $2.85M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Taxable Municipal Bond Trust seller in Q2 2015 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $5.29M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.